Page 16 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, ofcrSEPTEMBER I fcMDfcri b,6, 1978iy/o Young tennis stars warned by elders and even court the press when he to see him play thr0UnU cheapen the game. ing on young players. More and Open at Flushing Meadow. By MILTON RICHMOND personal growth beyond the scope first was starting out. Some of the others y “Let’s make it plain: we re not more kids are stretching the rules If that bothers him at all, he United Press International of the game. And that’s to say no­ I distinctly remember how Con­ )};en ^^hewayConi whenever they can; more and more hardly shows it. He should worry. NEW YORK — Systematically, thing of the huge financial rewards knocking everybody . But you guilty nors attended a news conference to '^"t-YouknowhoS ones — you know who you are. are arguing vehemently about line What’s another tennis tournament almost deliberately, some of today’s you’ve received that were un­ which he wasn’t even invited a few monkey see, monkey d0. calls, throwing temper tantrums to Nastase, even if it happens to be biggest stars are destroying the dreamed of when we were in our You’re the players who berate and years back. Nastase was supposed to when they can’t get their way. And the U.S. Open? -McEnroe, only 19 ,,, game of tennis, and to make it primes. attempt to intimidate officials, who have been the key figure of the oc­ Connors always was buddy-buddy :‘st- he's trying jo worse, they’re so indifferent, so in­ “But how have you repaid it?” the make obscene gestures at linesmen why not, they say. If you, the pros, casion, but Connors, who came with can get away with it, why can’t they? with Nastase, even looking up to mus, 1h* s off to sensitive, so utterly stupid, that letter goes on. “By debasing tennis and fans, who use the foidest lan­ his then manager. Bill Riordan, a splendid. “But you can’t get away with it him when he first started. they can’t see they’re demolishing —> its standards, its traditions, its guage at the least provocation, who talked up a blue streak and plainly AfU default using transparent excuses, forever. ” Now Connors has the idea he’s ter carrying on mo* themselves as well. reputation — and jeopardizing its welcomed all the attention he was d*mng a match in whid who smash racquets, who do ‘your No truer words were ever said. above tennis itself. Don Budge can see it, though. future. getting from the press. own thing’ with little or no regard Under suspension now for what Certainly above the press, to three-time Wimbledond, So can Jack Kramer, Fred Perry, “We recognize that much of the He figures he doesn’t need it Newcombe a few weeks, ( for the wishes or sensibilities of the International Men’s Pro Council which he gives no interviews. Rod Laver and Ellsworth Vines. problem can be traced to the influx anymore, he has all the money he combe shook his head and J those about you. calls “aggravated behavior over the That strikes me as rather ridicul­ Among some of the great women of big money into tennis during the wants, so why even lower himself by just glad I didn't act 1 “ past few years. The frenzied pursuit "We re particularly distressed by past two-and-a-half-years,” Nastase ous considering how he went out of players of the past, Alice Marble, his way to make himself available communicating with those who pay was growing up. Doris Hart, Helen Hull Jacobs and of money, though, is no reason to the influence your behavior is hav­ is ineligible to compete in the U.S. Margaret Osborne duPont are able 1 mmm mm mam ■■ ■■ h IB Bi mm ib mmm mmm mm ■■it to see what is happening also. 9 1 _ THIS WEEK'S FEATURE IS: All of them, along with a half dozen other former standouts, have FORK put their signatures to a strong, tomless, EACH Pi AC-F saiadqfTTifjr: thought-provoking open letter ad­ pak dressed to Today’s Stars from Yes­ ! Pepsi £ can terday’s Champions. l The letter is conspicuously dis­ [atwam u played across two entire pages in the September issue of Tennis |\sHir Isober Magazine but judging from those it was generally directed at, players Piggly Wi^iy Tofday w Mandate like Hie Nastase, Jimmy Connors FRESH (gypti and young John McEnroe, it might as well have been written on the 3 fing progr wind for all the good it figures to do. BREAD 1 fCompr The letter starts off by saying: 1 iifhout tl ‘‘This letter is an urgent appeal that we — as tennis champions of THESE PRICES GOOD THURS FRI & SAT the past — address to those of you SEPTEMBK 7-8-9 among the stars of today who, we believe, are damaging the game by your conduct. “Tennis has given you, as it gave us, much in terms of satisfaction, recognition and opportunities for Name DORIC If/ games TO SUIT mt< TASTE What’s in a name? Unfortunately TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THIS OFFER for Southwest Conference football coaches, odd and off-the-wall sur­ names don’t make for trips to the Cotton Bowl. As in every year and every con­ ference, the SWC has its share of non-everyday last names, he it Belcher and Burgers of Texas A&M FULL CUT boneless University or Mudd and Box of SMU. These are the kind of names that TENDERIZED . will throw Mutual Radio Network mikemen into a tizzy come Saturday STEAK play-hy-play, or at least yield some giggles from the press box. Armour Star Mira Cure *^59 Swifts RUMP ROAST8"" VlM The TCU Horned Frogs’ 1978 Piggly Wiggly Family Pack BACON 'lb ^ .Premiumj football roster has the largest \ a number of names to choose from, S| Hormel's Black Label *]69 Efe" CHUCK ROAST. “ M* with 107 listed on the varsity and SLICED CUT-UP freshman squad rosters. Junior * BACON 1 *• ^ linebacker Charlie Abel will surely a CUBE STEAKS 0 be qualified as “Able Abel” at some BACON FRYERS 1 Neuboffs point in the season. And won’t s Hormel's Boneless MEAT WIENERS . .r* «B«f. M oz. pkg. j] writers have fun with the likes of 1 Donnie Ashenfelter and Robert 8 CURE 81 HAMS Hoot? 29 jl GROUND CHUCK . . vT When a question arises with the Fuly Cooked TCU squad, get the answer from I Armour Star Chris Judge. Then of course there h Halves 2^9 BEEF STEAKS Chicken Fried. could come some confusion be­ Lone Star 12 oz. pkg. tween Duncan Still and Bobby Es- LUNCHMEAT . Al Varieties. till. And why not ask Brad Goen ■___ j # where he’s goin’? The Mustangs of SMU will have' Oscar Mayer Cheese their share of plays on words in the lb. II roster. A pair of sophomore re­ SMOKIES. ceivers in tight end Gleen Box and Piggly Wiggly Oscar Mayer Cotto $440 I split end Jack Boys could some day SALAMI.. ““.t1?-.? I replace the M&M cliche with the Grade A “Box and Boys boys.” And announ­ Oscar Mayer 8 oz. J cers will have fun with David Dykhuizen. All Mustang followers Urge CHOPPED HAM. t dozen Oscar Mayer Reg. or Beet ’mM I know there’s a Ford in the Mustang limit 3 dozen please tank, and running back Lee Jeane VARIETY PACK ’L”; .1 j could have a future as a promoter of denim trousers. EGGS *303 9 Lives The Aggies will introduce Temple COCKTAIL ^ 39* TUNA CAT FOOD ,2 oz. can. 49* ^ Piggly Wiggly *•*, i Aday from Arlington to the season. Fruit. . . ,16 oz. can. Del Monte And certainly Raymond Belcher and Del Monte # 303 Mark Burger can team up in the re­ PEACHES* Yellow Cling .16 oz. cans.. 39* LIQUID DAWN . «w. 1*’ staurant business with the double •MIX OR MATCH on SAITINE PARKAY Kwf Margarine NEW BOLD 50,0ff 171 oz. box *44’ cheese Belcher-Burger. 49* ■ 1 Texas A&M has the only player in HOT SHOT Ro“t’ * ^««• w* w the SWC with a double last name. TREET An"0,,r'°{^ n «• 99* 1 ■ VEGETABLES FI CRACKERS That’s freshman halfback Roger van mi ■ AUS Sant from Houston Westchester. ROOT BEER*** 6 SOY SAUCE w oz; . . 73 * 99* ■ eginr Th e Houston Cougars have a ias tu Black and three Browns listed on HOT DOG SAUCE “ » “• COFFEE . M99V 1 lb. can 2» I cans 89* [eadly the roster. While the Coogs stick ■ Jergen's Beft well with American names, sporting List*’5 49* CREAM STYLE I’ll day three Joneses, a couple of Loves and LOTION 10 oz. btl 99* TOPPING ad pi a pair of Taylors, names like Jugaj- GOLDEN CORN *|4* PisW Wiggly tis, Greenawalt and Jermstad add a PRELL Sl“"|ii,»20 * off n 02. size 79* CUT GREEN BEANS bit of flavor. PIZZAS Frozen. « “ OR SPINACH The Arkansas Razorbacks have a Bobo and a Moon, to go along with f ,T S DIMSJWII ^ Bobby Duckworth and the reliable Ronnie Trusty. BLACK PEPPER Texas Tech junior James Hadnot | Pure Vegetable will continue to be a favorite among (risco RggV MmV 69 surname enthusiasts, along with! Shortening 4 oz. can quarterback Tres Adami. The Baylor Bears will try to prove 1 unbreakable this year with freshman Bobby Glass of Duncanville joining brother Bill Glass. That twosome is 3 lb. can following in the footsteps of dad Bill CRtSCO Glass, former Baylor All-America. Andrew Melontree, a 200-pound defensive end, won’t be picked on HERE IT IS THE WILDEST WILDLIFE often. CANTALOUPES us#l 1, 19* The Texas Longhorns are now ENCYCLOPEDIA EVB? down to just two Campbells with TOMATOES . V , 49* Tyler’s Tim and Steve. But the JUST IN TIME Johnsons and the Joneses still prove somewhat confusing. If the radio FOR SCHOOL CABBAGE. . tis#> 6m* i>. 19* and tv announcers thought Russell US# 1 Washington Bartlett |, AO { 2700 Erxleben was a tough name to pro­ FunktCWhanal. 1 PEARS. nounce, wait until they try Terrance WJIdMeEncy3op«fc. Tschatschula. POTATOES <«’ The conference does have its -9 Redmond share of presidential namesakes. Z|Q* ; PRUNES STATION The 1978 rosters show 11 Johnsons, ■ rF